Oriental Institute, University of Oxford - 19 February 2013
Lecture: Cultural Production and Preservation in Diaspora: "People of the book"
As part of a series of 8 lectures, this session will introduce a number of diaspora writers and present a sociological reading of their works in order to draw attention to some of the problems of language, literary production and readership in theDiaspora.
Azatutuyun (Radio Liberty) news broadcast on 21 March 2010, reporing by Lucine Grigoryan from London.
Report on a forum about “Assistance or Development? A Question for the Diaspora” held on 19 March 2010 at the London School of Economics. Speakers were Dr Armine Ishkanian (LSE), Oskari Pentikainen (International Alert), Dr Hratch Tchilingirian (Cambridge), Ruben Vardanian (Troika Dialog). The forum explored and discussed he prospects for development in the Republic of Armenia.
Zoryan Institute Acquires Genocide Archives Unknown for Almost a Century
Armenian Reporter International [Paramus] 08 Aug 1997: 13.
Recently, the Zoryan Institute acquired a large collection of archives related to the Armenian Genocide. The collection was unknown to the world for almost a century.
The archival collection of Royal and Lizzie Cole, American missionaries in Turkish Armenia and Kurdistan in the years 1868-1908, documents events and developments in Turkish Armenia spanning over four extraordinary decades, presents accounts and stories never heard before, and provides additional details for the history of the Armenian massacres.
The Cole Collection was purchased for $100,000. The initial steps to acquire the archives were led by Kourken Sarkissian, President of Zoryan Institute Canada, who, together with Prof. Vahakn Dadrian, went to Portland, Oregon, in May, to see and evaluate the collection. Prof. Saul Negoghosian of the University of Toronto was instrumental in introducing the holder of the archives to the Institute. In early June, Zoryan's new Director Hratch Tchilingirian joined the negotiation process. On June 28, the acquisition of the Collection was finalized and the archives were brought to the Zoryan Institute.
An exercise in disinformation: linking Kurds to NKR
Armenian Reporter [Paramus, NJ] 02 Aug 2008: A4-A5.
Yelena Osipova & Emil Sanamyan
WASHINGTON - Turkish and Azerbaijani officials have frequently sought to link Armenians to the Kurdish resistance in Turkey, typically referred to as the Kurdistan Workers' Party (pkk). But they have provided little to no evidence to substantiate such linkages. These allegations made a comeback between last October and earlier this year at a fairly high level and with all the hallmarks of an organized disinformation campaign. This analysis seeks to deconstruct the chronology of this effort aimed against Armenia.
"Pursuit of 'terrorists' or the presence of terrorists in a given territory has been used as pretext by states around the world for military operations," Hratch Tchilingirian of the University of Cambridge told the Armenian Reporter via e-mail.
... Patriarchate of Jerusalem. In 1980, the life of this energetic priest, who was full and contagious enthusiasm, changed irretrievably. He was in the wrong place at the wrong time. A citizen of Turkey, ...
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1998: March 25-April 7 -- Lebanon-Armenia; Dioceses of Shirak and Arakadzodn.
1999: April 7-27 -- Jerusalem-Armenia; Diocese of Gougark. September 10-29 --Turkey-Armenia; Diocese of Geghargounia. ...
... of Jerusalem was held here last week. The event was organized by Tekeyan Cultural Association to present the newly published Rainy Love, Nakashian's third volume of collected poems. Throughout the ...
Armenian Reporter International [Paramus] 06 June 1998: 12.
Entrepreneurs Report on Socio-Economic Conditions in Armenia at NAASR
Economic conditions in Armenia since the fall of the Soviet Union and Armenia's prospects for future economic development were discussed at length during a recent gathering of entrepreneurs from Armenia. The May 7 event, "Armenia In Transition: Socio-economic Conditions and Business Opportunities," was co-sponsored by the National Association for Armenian Studies and Research and the Cambridge-Yerevan Sister Cities Association (CYSCA) and took place at NAASR's Center and Headquarters here.
Hratch Tchilingirian opened the program with an overview of conditions in Armenia since it gained independence. He pointed out what a pleasure it is to be hearing "some of the success stories" of the Armenian economy, as represented by the seven panel members, instead of the all too common litany of conflicts, disasters, and shortages. He then briefly outlined some of the obstacles which have interfered with the growth of the Armenian economy.
Broadcast on 1 December 2012 on First Channel (Armenia), H1
Host Tsvetana Paskaleva presents a profile of Hratch Tchilingirian's scholarly and community activities in the Diaspora and interviews him on issues of preservation of identity and culture in the Diaspora and on Armenia-Diaspora relations. Co-hosted by Khachatur Gasparyan. Programme Director: Karine Hakobyan
Armenian Reporter International [Paramus] 29 Dec 2001: 19.
Hratch Tchilingirian Lectures on the Armenian-Azerbaijani Conflict at Haigazian University
Hratch Tchilingirian, a Ph.D. candidate in sociology at the London School of Economics and Political Science, gave a public lecture about the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict in the Haigazian University auditorium. The lecture, organized by the university's Department of American Studies, was held on Tuesday, December 11, 2001.
Oriental Institute, University of Oxford - 5 February 2013
Lecture: Cultural Production and Preservation in Diaspora: Music: from Komitas to rabiz
As part of a series of 8 lectures, the onewill present the writings of Komitas about Armenian ethnographic music and discuss the sociological dimensions of the genres of Armenian music ‐‐ e.g. ethnographic, liturgical, classical, popand rabiz ("tavern music") ‐‐ in both Armenia and the Diaspora
Host Tsvetana Paskaleva presents a profile of Hratch Tchilingirian's scholarly and community activities in the Diaspora and interviews him on issues of preservation of identity and culture in the Diaspora and on Armenia-Diaspora relations. Co-hosted by Khachatur Gasparyan. Programme Director: Karine Hakobyan.
Oriental Institute, University of Oxford - 22 January 2013
Lecture: Cultural Production and Preservation in Diaspora: Visual and Performing Arts
As part of a series of 8 lectures, this session will explore the works of a number of diaspora artists with roots in the Middle East, such as painters Paul Guiragossian, Krikor Norikian and Shant Avedissian and performing artists like Gerarld Avedissian, Krikor Satamian, and others. What is universal in their artistic creation and what is particularly Armenian?
Organised by the Armenian Educational Benevelont Union & Nor Serount Cultural Association
Conference Paper: "From End of Empires to the Global Age: Issues and Questions in Armenian Political Ideology and Strategy"
The founding ideological and strategic pillars of Armenian political parties in the late 19th century in general and the Hunchakian Party in particular were social democracy and the "liberation of the Armenian people" living under suppression and injustice. While many of the fundamental principles of social democracy and freedom have remained relevant in the world in the last 125-year, the changes and developments ushered by the end of Empires in the 20th centuries and the emergence of a connected globalised world pose numerous questions that have not been fully addressed by the leadership of the Party. What is the relevance of an Armenian political party that has existed for 125 years to Armenians living in the 21st century Los Angeles, Paris, Beirut, Damascus or Buenos Aires? This presentation will attempt to deal with this question and offer some thoughts and reflection for future consideration.
Lecture seminar: "Cultural Production and Preservation in the Diaspora: Methodological Problems and Conceptual Issues"
In addition to language, preservation of culture is a significant component in the discourse of hayapahpanum [‘preservation of Armenianness’ ] in the Diaspora. The seminar will raise some methodological and conceptual questions for further exploration and discussion.
Lecture seminar: "Armenian Schools in the Middle East: The Case of Lebanon"
An overview of Armenian schools in the Middle East with a particular focus on the schools in Lebanon, one of the largest and significant communities in the region. The seminar will highlight some of the internal and external problems facing the schools and "Armenian education" in the Middle East in general.
Lecture seminar: "Caught between Two Fires ‐ Armenians in Syria Today"
An assessment of the current situation of the community, the security and institutional challenges facing the Armenians in particular and Christian communities in general, assistance and humanitarian efforts and future prospects.
Armenian Educational Benevolent Union & Nor Serount Cultural Association
International Conference on the 25th Anniversary of the founding of the Social Democratic Hunchak Party
Paper presented: "From End of Empires to the Global Age: Issues and Questions in Armenian Political Ideology and Strategy"
The founding ideological and strategic pillars of Armenian political parties in the late 19th century in general and the Hunchakian Party in particular were social democracy and the "liberation of the Armenian people" living under suppression and injustice. While many of the fundamental principles of social democracy and freedom have remained relevant in the world in the last 125-year, the changes and developments ushered by the end of Empires in the 20th centuries and the emergence of a connected globalised world pose numerous questions that have not been fully addressed. What is the relevance of an Armenian political party that has existed for 125 years to Armenians living in the 21st century Los Angeles, Paris, Beirut, Damascus or Buenos Aires? The paperl attempt to deal with this question and offered some thoughts and reflection for future consideration.
27 October 2012
Fletcher Jones Foundation Auditorium, Woodbury University, Burbank, California
School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
Lecture: The Syrian Crisis: the Armenian Community
An assessment of the current situation, the security and institutional challenges facing the Armenians in particular and Christian communities in general, assistance and humanitarian efforts and future prospects